Lucknow, July 09, 2023 (PPI-OT): The authorities in Muzaffarnagar city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh ordered closure of meet shops and arrested over 100 Muslims on the occasion of the Hindus Kanwar Yatra. The authorities also covered the shops with black clothes.

Reports said that as many as 114 Muslims were initially called for ‘peace talks’ and then subsequently detained at local police stations. “We were detained and sent to jail. When we asked the police officer for which crime we were being sent to jail, he said our track record was bad. We were sent to jail for a day based on mere suspicion that we might commit any crime which would disturb the peace of the city,” a Muslim youth told the media.

The meat sellers called the action an attack on their livelihood. It is to mention here that the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath had said, Respecting the belief of devotees, meat should not be allowed to be sold in the open on the Kanwar route. The route should remain clean and sanitised. There should be provision for streetlights. Since the weather is hot, arrangements for drinking water should also be made, in a meeting with the state’s officials. The Hindu pilgrimage Kanwar Yatra started on July 04 and will conclude on July 15.

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